Replacing my trusty 24" 1080P Philips monitor (which was an award winner in its day) with the LG proved to both a shock and a revelation! After an effortless installation (the adjustable screen height mechanism is a thing of beauty), the shock came on plugging it in using HDMI. It was so damn bright, I thought for a second that I'd bought a sunlamp by mistake and as for the contrast - well, let's just say it was at migraine, retina burning levels! Ditto after hearing negative views on the sound, the MAXXAUDIO setting sounded more like Spinal Tap with the treble set to 11, Bass 10.
24 hrs later, with the brightness turned down to 38% (yes, 38), scaling 150% , contrast 68 and the MAXXAUDIO OFF, the result is a still vibrantly bright, immensely colourful, balanced and crystal-clear monitor which now seems like an extremely shrewd Black Friday deal at £279.
I did a lot of research before buying & whilst my main usage for this is home office use, anyone thinking of going from 24-27" for the same reason should just do it - the extra screen space makes office tasks so much easier, (whereas 32" might be too big) & that detail on the text and imagery, makes this an outstanding value purchase at the price point quoted. Even the speakers are OK and certainly good enough for Teams, Zoom etc. Turn up that contrast and brightness & switch the OSD settings to suit 4k video and the picture quality is unmatched at this price point (looks as good as some £500 monitors I've seen). My only gripe?? Well, for reasons unknown, the much-hyped HDR just gave everything a super-saturated artificial look, so I've kept that off, but I'm still going for 5 stars and a hands-down recommendation.
| Brand | LG |
|---|---|
| Package Dimensions | 79.3 x 62.9 x 18.9 cm; 8.38 kg |
| Item model number | 27UN83A-W.AEK |
| Manufacturer | LG Electronics |
| Series | 27UN83A |
| Colour | White |
| Standing screen display size | 27 Inches |
| Screen Resolution | 3840x2160 |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2160 Pixels |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Voltage | 5 Volts |
| Item Weight | 8.38 kg |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
